wren
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The author’s first drop-in—he prefers the term “co-presence”—is a wren, who is given the run of the place and his own chapter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
As the environment warms, southern species such as the grass wren and the northern cardinal spread further north in search of a suitable climate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
A bee, butterfly, ladybird, wren and robin all appear on the invite's border to symbolize the beginning of spring and Charles's dedication to sustainability.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023
Nick Kanakis of the US snapped this picture of a grey-breasted wood wren – a bird that spends most of its time on the ground.
From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 20, 2022
Not the meek peep of a wren chick.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
According to the researchers, the largest St Kilda wrens are more than twice the size of the smallest wrens found on mainland Great Britain.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Blackbirds and robins are usually the first to sing, external, followed by wrens, thrushes, and warblers as the light increases.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The area was a major nesting site for yellow-headed black birds, red-winged black birds, marsh wrens, soras and Virginia rails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Squirrels and Carolina wrens hopped as close as they dared and drank from the puddles, and you could almost see the blades of brown grass lift themselves up and turn green.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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